Fieldtrips?

Despite the fact that we are adults, we get to go on school field trips occasionally.  Naturally, these “trips” are for the purpose of forcing us to talk with people and gather cultural information.  One of our fieldtrips was to minister at a Latin America Childcare school here in San Jose.  We spent the morning making balloons, playing games, singing, teaching a craft and presenting the story of Zaqueo (Zaccheus) to two classes of fourth graders—completely in Spanish.  We had fun interacting with the kids for the day.  It was the first time since being here in Costa Rica that I have had the opportunity to do something like that.  That fieldtrip served as a reminder to me of why I am studying Spanish…so that HIS message can spread further.